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On the recordOctober 21, 2015
I didn't think this committee should have been formed in the first place, but if it was going to be formed, the least we could do would be to actually focus on the four brave Americans who were killed, why they were killed, and focus on Benghazi.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Duckworth criticizes the committee's focus away from the victims of Benghazi.

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